One religious leader of this faith focused on using sudden sounds or actions to make pupils see their true nature and ye-xi, or original consciousness. In addition to Mazu Doayi, another leader of this faith wrote two manuals for believers at Shaolin and is described as the "Blue Eyed Barbarian" in such texts as The Anthology of the Patriarchal Hall. This religion's founder came to China from India and was inspired by the Lankavatara Sutra and the Flower Sermon. That leader, Bodhidharma, taught that activities outside of studying scripture such as sesshin and the contemplation of paradoxes were the way to achieve satori, or enlightenment. For 10 points, name this sect of Mahayana Buddhism as
One religious leader of this faith focused on using sudden sounds or actions to make pupils see their true nature and ye-xi, or original consciousness. In addition to Mazu Doayi, another leader of this faith wrote two manuals for believers at Shaolin and is described as the "Blue Eyed Barbarian" in such texts as The Anthology of the Patriarchal Hall. This religion's founder came to China from India and was inspired by the Lankavatara Sutra and the Flower Sermon. That leader, Bodhidharma, taught that activities outside of studying scripture such as sesshin and the contemplation of paradoxes were the way to achieve satori, or enlightenment. For 10 points, name this sect of Mahayana Buddhism associated with koans and various forms of meditation that is popular in Japan.
One religious leader of this faith focused on using sudden sounds or actions to make pupils see their true nature and ye-xi, or original consciousness.
{Zen} Buddhism [or {Chan}; or {Seon}; or {Thien}; or {Dhyana}; prompt on {Mahayana Buddhism}; prompt on {Buddhism}]